Turkey Stuffing…er Dressing
I love making stuffing as a side dish with my roast turkey. Stuffing is made of stale bread, giblets, herbs and placed in the cavity of the turkey. I like baking it separate from the turkey, as it cooks quicker and it is safer: the stuffing may absorb meat juices that may not be cooked […]
Coca Cola Ham Recipe
This recipe is for those looking to do something different, other than roast turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I love roast turkey but I’m keen on having it back to back. A problem I was presented with this past weekend as Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving. Enter ham. Hams are cooked and they come boneless, bone-in, honey […]
Roasted Cornish Hens Stuffed With Goat Cheese & Figs
Yesterday I cooked Thanksgiving for a small gathering of family and friends. Thanksgiving in Canada is held on the second Monday of October. Thanksgiving in Canada celebrates the harvest and being thankful for the bounty and to have a seat with family and friends – say farewell to Summer simply enjoy a dinner with family […]
Turkey Pot Pie
I finally got to the pot O’ gold at the end of my rainbow of leftover turkey. We ate turkey for Thanksgiving, had the same dinner as leftovers on Tuesday, made turkey sandwiches, made hot turkey and stuffing sandwiches, made turkey club-houses and boiled the carcass for some tasty turkey stock. With the turkey stock […]
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Is there anything more North American than Cranberry Sauce? It’s as integral to the Thanksgiving table as turkey is. Like many of you, I used to buy the can of jellied or whole cranberry sauce and no one at the table ever complained but we all knew it had a slight tinny after-taste. Fast forward […]
Rounding Out Thanksgiving
Another Thanksgiving standard at my table is the stuffing and cranberry sauce. Both are made from scratch. No need to buy the boxed variety of stuffing or the tinned cranberry sauce…here are the easy, home made versions. A little about the stuffing, if you’re the type that wants it in the turkey, go ahead but […]
Turkey Gravy
As time allows, I’m posting the remainder of my Thanksgiving fixins’. One of the most comforting parts of the meal is eating the velvety gravy….on the turkey, on the stuffing, on the vegetables! Making gravy is not rocket science, just have a good eye when making your roux and keep on stirring and you’ll have […]
The Rest Of the Thanksgiving Table
As tasty as the turkey was and as much as I’d love to be solely eating turkey, we also had “fixins” at the table. I made garlic-mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce and roasted brussel sprouts. I’m not trying to be fancy here and show you something new flavour combo…it was Thanksgiving and you want […]
A Stress-Free Thanksgiving
The weather-man delivered! We were promised a hot Thanksgiving Day in Toronto and that’s what we got…a record 31-point-something Celcius record high. With weather like this, there was no way I was going lose out on an October tan in Canada. I had a stress-free day enjoying the weather and preparing a Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving […]
